Japanese for Busy People 1

"It’s a very popular textbook. It’s quite different from the other two textbooks which I mentioned, because it is mostly for businessmen. As the title suggests, it’s Japanese for busy people, tailored towards practical business and everyday Japanese. Quite often, a businessman will think, ‘I want to learn Japanese’ or ‘I’m going to Japan for business so I need to learn Japanese, but I don’t have the time to learn all the characters.’ That’s why this textbook has two versions, one with the kana (the Japanese characters), and a Romanised version for the busy people who don’t necessarily have time to learn the characters. Yes. This textbook with the Romanised version is mostly written in the Roman alphabet, so you don’t necessarily have to understand the Japanese characters. It emphasises conversational competence and functionality. It’s very user-friendly and has all sorts of scenes and context, practical settings which you may encounter if you go to Japan for business or for a short trip. This textbook has clear, simple explanations of grammar and can be used mostly for self-learning, but it’s also very suitable to use with a one-to-one tutor. If you ask a tutor to teach you Japanese, then this textbook is one of the best ones."